Side Pocket: AlphaWeek's Alternative Investment Blog

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Hedge Fund Strategy Performance Through March

13 April 2020 Dmitri Alexeev

The Barclay CTA Index is the only BarclayHedge index which produced a positive return in the first quarter of 2020

Kettera Strategies Heatmap March 2020

10 April 2020 Kettera Strategies

While in February, long convexity and relative value volatility strategies weathered the turmoil well, in March they exceeded all expectation

CFTC Commitment Of Traders Round-Up: March 2020

9 April 2020 Thomas Kochanek

Interesting developments in the Russell 2000, Cocoa, Corn, Mexican Peso and the South African Rand

The Best Diversifying Managed Futures Products Through March 2020

7 April 2020 Dmitri Alexeev

Despite turbulent markets and high dispersion of returns in the industry, the legend of CTA diversification seems to live on

As The West Grapples With Covid-19, Keep An Eye On Africa

6 April 2020 Nick Finegold

From the West’s perspective, a prolonged outbreak in Africa will strain supply chains

ESG ETFs Holding Up Against Market Rout

31 March 2020 Dmitri Alexeev

Given the noise surrounding the ESG movement, I was curious to see how these ETFs are performing given the market turmoil in the last couple of months

Remote Working: A Diversity Booster?

29 March 2020 Nick Finegold

There are many ways that allowing workers a greater degree of freedom could be to the advantage of organisations looking to broaden the representativeness of their businesses